His agricultural and industrial programs temporarily reduced the country's overwhelming economic dependence on the canal and the zone.

In trying to halt the overwhelming American dependence on Japan, the new chip company is taking an approach right out of Japan's own management books.

Despite possible labor troubles and Delphi's overwhelming dependence on a single ailing customer, many investors are bullish.

Because of the city's lack of commercial revenue and its overwhelming dependence on property and sales taxes, this placed an enormous toll on the city/county's low populace.

Metropolitan America is indeed developing on the suburban fringe, with an overwhelming dependence on automobiles.

As part of an extensive overhaul, Nissan is trying to wean its suppliers from their overwhelming dependence on its business.

The overwhelming dependence on prisons as an economic base encourages these stereotypes to continue.

Nevertheless, given the INA's overwhelming dependence on Japanese military support, he would have been in a weak position.

According to Professor Phil Williams, the Great Depression "devastated Wales", north and south, because of its "overwhelming dependence on coal and steel".

First is today's overwhelming dependence on new (and ever newer) specialized diagnostic technology; this reduces the intellectual challenge posed by a medical problem.